Telephone-receiver support



G. H. MINER TELEPHONE RECEIVER SUPPORT.

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Patented Oct. 7,1919.

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TELEPHONE RECEIVER SUPPORT.

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GEOEGE H. MINER,- OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

TELEPHONE-RECEIVER SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. '7, 1919.

Application filed January 21, 1916. Serial No. 73,400.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnoncn H. MINER, a citizen of the United States, residin at San Francisco, in the county of San rancisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tele hone-Receiver Supports; and I do here y declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion of the invention, such as will enab e others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in telephone receiver supports and the rinci a1 object of the invention is to rovi e a evice which is adapted for hol ing the receiver of a telephone in such a position that when in use the receiver will be in proper position to aline with the ear of the user and will avoid the necessity of holding the receiver manually.

Another object of the invention is to provide a receiver support which is so constructed as to allow the receiver hook controlling the operation of the switch within the telephone to be operated when the receiver is thrown into its operative or inoperative position, so as to automaticaliy out out the telephone and cut in the ringing circuit in the ordinary way.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device which may be readily attached to telephones of the ordinary construction without in any way changing the same and which when so desired will 'su port a pad upon which notations may "e made. Y

The-invention has for another object to provide a telephone receiver support which will leave both hands of the user free.

A further and more specific'object of'the invention is the provision of a means for adjusting the telephone receiver to various positions so as toins'ure the proper positionmg of the receiver with relation to the ear of the user.

With these and other objects in view,

the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which"'will be fully set forth in the following .:specification and accompanying drawmgs, in which:

Figure 1 is a front view in elevation of a telephone showing this im roved receiver support applied thereto an illustrating a portion of the scratch-pad plate broken away.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary edge elevation of Fig. 1 showing the receiver in section.

ig. 3 is a top plan view of Fig. 1

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 1-4 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary edge view of the op )osite side of Fig. 3.

eferring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates the base of an ordinary telephone having the usual standard 2 attached thereon, the upper end of which supports the transmitter 3. The usual receiver hook 4 is pivoted near the upper end of the standard 2 and extends outwardly therefrom and is arranged to control the telephone switches as in the ordinary way.

The attachment consists centrally of three distinct parts, namely the clamp, the supporting arm and the receiver sup orting bracket. Taking up the detailed escription of the various parts in the order named, reference will be had particularly to Figs. 1, 3 and 4 in which the detailed structure of the clamp is clearly shown. The clamp above referred to is designated generally by the numeral 5 and comprises a pair of semi-circular strap portions 6. The ends of each of the strap portions are extended as at 7 to form parallel ears through which the clamping screws 8 extend. A suitable pad or cushion 9 is secured to the inner side of each stra 6 and is adapted to engage the standard 2 to prevent injury thereto due to the clamping action of the straps. Secured between the extreme outer ends of one pair of the ears 7 is one end of the flange 10 of the pad supporting plate desi nated generally by the numeral 11. T e pad sup orting plate above referred to comprises t e upwardly and wearwardly inclined body 12 having a flange 10 formed at its lower end while the upper end is provided with a forwardl extending flange 13 having a downwardly extending hook member 14 formed at its free edge. When the scratch pad is slipped in place the hook member 14 is bent inwardly so as to firmly grip the upper end of the pad and prevent 1ts accidental displacement.

Proceeding now to the description of the arm reference will be had particularly to 1 and 3. The arm above referred to is designated generally by the numeral 15 and comprises the standard 15 havin formed at its lower end an offset portion 7 which is bent outwardly to form a shoulder 18. A hook member 19 is formed at the outer end of the shoulder and together with said shoulder form an engaging means for the receiver hook 4, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. A depending stem 20 is formed at the lower end of the hook mei'nbcr 19 and is provided with a flattened portion 21,.having formed therein a transverse aperture for the reception of a suitable pivot bolt extending between the ears 7 opposite the end to which the flange 10 is secured. The lower end of the flattened portion 21 extends downwardly as shown and terminates in an outwardly and dowmvardly curved handle portion 22 by means of which the movement of the arm is controlled. The upper end of the arm is formed with a flattened portion 22-5 to which the supporting bracket of the telephone receiver which will be more fully hereinafter described, is secured.

The supporting bracket above referred to which will be described in detail in the following paragraph is designated generally by the numeral 23 and comprises the attachin g member consisting of a pair of converging arms 24 which are connected at their outer ends by a web 25. The opposite ends of these arms are formed with apertured ears which cooperate with the flattened portion 23 of the arm 15 and receive a suitable pivot pin 'by means of which the bracket 23 is attached to the arm. Cooperating with the attaching member is a suitable supporting member consisting of a pair of divergent arms 26 connected at one end by a web 27. The Webs '27 are positioned so that their outer faces abut and are connected by a suitable pivot bolt 28 which will allow a swivel adjustment of the supporting element with relation to the attaching element. The ends of the arms 26 opposite the web 27 converge and are formed with a pair of ears having alini apertures therein for the reception of the b0 ts 29 by means of which the receiver clam is adjustably mounted on the supporting e ement. The receiver clam above referred to comprises a single strip of metal 30 having formed near one end a longitudinally extending slot 31. This slot 31 is adapted for the reception of the bolts 29 and it will thus be seen that the receiver clamp may be longitudinally adjustable with relation to the attachin and support: ing elements hereinbefore refined to. The end of the strip 30 opposite the slotted end is provided with a loop 32 which is ada ted to surround the receiver and is provi ed at its end with an car 38 for the reception of the clamping bolt 34 by means of which thesaid member is secured to said receiver against movement.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use when the device is in its inoperative position and the telephone is not being used, the arm 15 is thrown to the position shown in Fig. 1 and the shoulder 18 will ongage the receiver book 4 and hold the transmitter and receiver out of circuit. As soon as it is desired to use the telephone, the arm 15 is swung outwardly on its pivot and it will thus be seen that the receiver book will be allowed to move upwardly so as to cut. in the transmitter and receiver and cut out the ringing circuit. When in this position it. will be seen that the receiver will be moved laterally and will be positioned approximately in alinement with the ear of the user and any further adjustment of the receiver with relation to the ear of the user may be had by the manipulation oi the various adjn:-:tnients of the bracket After the operator is through using the telephone, the

arm 15 is again swung into the position shown in Fig. 1 and it will be apparent that the shoulder 18 will engage the receiver hook thereby discontinuing the circuit through the transmitter and receiver and again turning in the ringing circuit.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

W hat is claimed is A telephone attachment including a bracket adapted to be secured to the standard of a telephone, an upright arm pivoted to said bracket and adapted to engage the receiver hook, pairs of dlvergin arms having their adi' acent ends provide with abuttin pivotal y connected cross members, one on portion of one pair of said arms being horizontally pivoted to the upper end of said upright arm, and a receiver carrying arm having one end portion disposed between one pair of said diverging arms and provided with an elongated slot, and a bolt extending throu h said elongated slot and said last name pair of diverging arms whereby the receiver is rendered adjustable.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

R. M. Bnowlv, MARGARET J. BROWN.

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